Benjamin Tonsler Park
Benjamin Tonsler Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Castle Rock stands 722 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Street Historic District, a park 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 2 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridge Street Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Starr Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- IX Art Park: 0.4 mi
- Jenkins Park: 0.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 1.8 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Carters Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Monkey One Concrete Jungle: 0.4 mi
- Second Stream: 0.4 mi
- Deranged Blue: 0.4 mi
- Al Hamraa Three: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Without Walls: 0.5 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 0.8 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 1.0 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 1.0 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 1.1 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 0.4 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 0.7 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Michie Tavern: 1.9 mi
- Monticello: 2.3 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- Student Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Grove: 1.7 mi
- CATS Grove: 1.8 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 1.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 3.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.7 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 11.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 12.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 12.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.0 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.7 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.4 mi
- South River Falls: 24.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 24.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 0.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 3.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 22.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 19.0 mi
- Coiner Spring: 24.1 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 24.8 mi
- Canada: 0.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Benjamin Tonsler Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | WSW 248° | 722 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mill Mountain | WSW 241° | 563 m | 13.1 mi |
| High Top | WSW 250° | 557 m | 12.5 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 250° | 553 m | 12.5 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 58° | 550 m | 13.1 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 233° | 490 m | 6.3 mi |
| Carters Mountain | S 179° | 477 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | NW 316° | 477 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 2 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee326 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee268 obs
- Western Honey Bee223 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly215 obs
- American Robin176 obs
- Northern Cardinal128 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel116 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle113 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/254177868
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 1 mi
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